First Fifty
Posted on November 8, 2004
After my first fifty $10 Sit & Gos on Party Poker here are my stats…
In the money = 40%
Return on investment = 14.55%
| Place | # of times |
|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |
| 2nd | 8 |
| 3rd | 7 |
| 4th | 9 |
| 5th | 8 |
| 6th | 7 |
| 7th-10th | 6 |
As you may have noticed, I’ve had far too many “on the bubble” finishes. I started out strong with an ROI over 50% in the first 20-25, but only finished in the money 6 out of the last 23 I played. In that period 6 were 4th place finishes and 7 in 5th. My play on when on the bubble has been pretty bad. I don’t think it’s that tough to get into the top six, so I’m not sure if I have too many 7th-10th finishes, but it seems low to me. I’ve learned some lessons, but I’m missing a lot and should be learning so much more.
I seem to remember more times than not that I go all-in with the best hand pre-flop and come out on the losing end. This could just be the natural tendency to recall my losses, but I don’t think so. I’ve been getting knocked out like this quite a bit. I also recall going for steals and getting called down by nothing but an A quite a bit. I’m definitely not happy with the ITM percentage. I finished +$$ for the 50 tournaments, but it should be so much better. I’m going to have to go over some of the tournaments in Poker Tracker to see where I made mistakes.
If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears…
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I just started playing at Party Poker, and after deciding the .50/1 tables were no fun, I decided to try the $10 Sit & Gos. After 5, I’ve placed 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th and 8th… I played more conservatively on the bubble in the two I finished in the money and that helped a little (actually it helped me squeak out the 3rd place finish with my short stack - I had a couple hands before the blinds hit me, so I tightened up a bit and sure enough another player got knocked out).
As for the pre-flop all-in beats, that’s the nature of no limit. My two 8th place finishes were huge pre-flop favorites over the caller, but they didn’t hold up. At least I stand up a little bit in the 5 games so far.
Hate to say it, but for me the easy answer in this level of SNG is just tight play. Sure, you need some action early but don’t force it. When it comes to bubble play, just ignore the bubble. Play it like it is just aother game of four handed or five handed.
You hint at it yourself when you say “I go all in with the best hand pre-flop” but you know full well that the best hand pre-flop can be crap after the flop. So why go all in? To induce a fold? Why not make a big raise, or even just a pot sized raise and see a flop and re-evaluate? You will make much better judgements with 5 cards to look at instead of 2. You can dump and survive if necessary. You are just giving yourself more options. Always be prepared for your opponenet to go all in after your raise, and know what you are going to do if he does, before you make your raise. If you are not going to call him if he does, don’t get yourself pot committed.
You are in profit, so you obviously have some game. But I see a lot of room for improvement here.
I rarely go all-in pre-flop unless I’m shortstacked. It’s usually when a raise would leave me with only one or two big bets. This happens when I’m either on the bubble and I’m trying to win the hand right there or when I’m in the money and playing aggressive to go for 1st.
I agree though…there is a lot of room for improvement.
I play alot of short handed turbo poker.
Bubbling is always a problem it’s all about waiting till you have the cards and staying out of the shit.
Better luck next time.
Pete
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